Phil Fandozzi (Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Studies), Chair
and Michel Valentin (Associate Professor of Foreign Languages
and Literatures) Co-Chair, Film Committee
The interdisciplinary offerings in film afford students the opportunity
to acquire a basic knowledge of the history and development of
the film. Specific courses provide study in national cinemas (e.g.,
American, French, German, and Japanese), directors (e.g., Bergman,
Fellini, Hitchcock, Kurosawa), genres (e.g., Silents, Noir, Western,
Detective, literary adaptations), and theory (e.g., feminist,
Lacanian, Existentialist). The courses view films primarily from
historical, critical, and creative perspectives. A course in cinematography
is offered, and courses in screen writing and film criticism are
offered under the special topics listing; courses are not offered,
however, in shooting or producing scripts, nor in technical production,
film making, editing, etc. It is recommended that all students
take the Introduction to the Film course before enrolling in other
courses. Students should examine the class schedule each semester
to learn the titles of special topics courses.
Courses
LS180L Introduction to Film
LS/ENLT 227L Film as Literature, Literature as Film
FLLG 222L/LS 282L The German Cinema
FLLG/LS 338 The French Cinema
LS 356 Studies in Literature and Film
FLLG/LS 359 Spanish-American Civilization through Film and Literature
LS 381 Studies in Film